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20 Cards in this Set
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abdicate |
(v.) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard
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bestow
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(v.) to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings
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capacious
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(adj.) able to hold much, roomy
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caustic
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(adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic
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crusade
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(n.) a strong movement to advance a cause or idea; (v.) to campaign, work vigorously
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deface
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(v.) to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine
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embargo
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(n.) an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance; (v.) to forbid to enter and leave port; to forbid trade with
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fallacy
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(n.) a false notion or belief; an error in thinking
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levity
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(n.) a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight
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mendicant
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(n.) beggar; (adj.) depending on begging for a living
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nauseate
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(v.) to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust
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negate
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(v.) to nullify, deny, bring to nothing
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pivotal
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(adj.) vitally important, essential
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recipient
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(n.) one who receives; (adj.) receiving; able or willing to receive
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ruse
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(n.) an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick
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teem
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(v.) to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities
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tenet
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(n.) an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true
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tractable
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(adj.) easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable
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ungainly
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(adj.) clumsy, awkward; unwieldy
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voracious
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(adj.) having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager |
